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*<sleep name="Hotel Shivam Lodge" alt="" address="" directions="come out of the railway station and take left, move 300-400 meters and it's on the other side of the road" phone="0191-2476909/2477909/2477030" url="" checkin="12PM" checkout="12PM" price="Rs.1200-1300(Ignore the price they give, ask for Rs. 1200/- and stick to it" lat="" long="">Located at a walking distance from Jammu Tawi Railway station. Good room service. </sleep>

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Contents

Get in

By train

Jammu is well connected by train to points south and east. Jammu Tawi is an important railhead of the Norther Railways serving the Jammu and Kashmir State. It is the second last major rail stop heading north, the last one being Udhampur and most people only see it long enough to get from the train station to the bus stand to continue on to Srinagar.

To Srinagar there are several J&K SRTC buses taking 12 hours and costing Rs 150. Sumo 4wd jeep taxis also do this trip in approximately 8 hours and cost Rs 200 per person (or more if you wish to hire the whole taxi to yourself). Minibuses also run from outside Jammu bus stand and more comfortable and sometimes cheaper than Sumos. For people who prefer comfortable journeys, try to hire a Toyota Innova for yourself, although it will be very expensive.

By plane

Jammu has an excellent airport which has many flights from Delhi and Leh. Kingfisher, Spice Jet, Jet Airways, Indian Airlines, Goair and Deccan Airways have flights from Delhi.

Get around

Buses run between the bus and train stations for Rs 5 and take about 10 minutes.

See

Jammu is also known as City Of Temples, One can visit Raghunath Temple, Ranbireshwar Temple, Peer Kho Cave Temple, Bawey Wali Mata, Mahamaya Temple. Other Place of interest are Baag-e-Bahu Park, Amar Mahal Museum, Mansar Lake and Fish Aquarium at Baag-e-Bahu.

Amar Mahal

Go to various temples in and around Jammu city

Charar-e-Sharief:
Chrar-e-Sharief is a shrine revered by both Muslims and Hindus dedicated to Sheikh Nooruddin, who was arguably the greatest mystic-saint of Kashmir.

Hari Parbat Fort:
The Mughal fort situated on the banks of the Dal Lake of Srinagar, it is positioned on top of the Sharika Hill.

Martand Sun Temple:
The most memorable and beautiful work of King Lalitaditya is the construction of spacious Martand temple, which the emperor got built in honor of the Sun God or Bhaskar.

Sudh Mahadev Temple:
Situated in the town of Chanhani in the western part of the Jammu

Raghunath Mandir:
Situated in the heart of the city and surrounded by a group of other temples

Bahu Fort:
5kms, Situated on a rock face on the left bank of the river Tawi

Bagh-E-Bahu:
5kms. These extensive gardens, laid around the Bahu Fort provide a pleasant view of the city. Open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The Dargah o Peer Budhan Ali Shah (Peer Baba):
On the backside of the Civil Airport is famous Dargah of the Muslim saint, Peer Budhan Ali Shah

Peer Kho Cave Temple:
A cave shrine located on the Circular Road, 3.5 kms. From the heart of the town.

Ranbireshwar Temple:
Located on Shalimar Road near the New Secretariat

Ranbir Canal:
A small garden along the Ranbir Canal, 2kms from the heart of the town

Maha Maya Temple and City Forest:
On the By-pass Road behind Bahu Fort, the city forest surrounds the ancient Maha Maya Temple overlooking the river Tawi.

Mubarak Mandi Palace:
The oldest buildings in this Palace complex date to 1824.

Buy

Here the main bazaars – Vir Marg, Raghunath Bazaar and Hari Market – are famous for Kashmiri handicrafts, traditional Dogra jewellery and various dry fruits, chiefly walnuts (‘akhrot’) and almonds. Jammu is also known for the superlative quality of its ‘basmati’ rice, ‘rajma’ (red beans), ‘ampapar’ (dried and candied mango peel), ‘anardana’ (dried pomegranate seeds) and ‘barfi’ (milk sweets).

Important: In and around Jammnu the local shopkeepers call you to show a product like Chingu blanket scheme sponsored by J&K tourism wherein you will receive a few gifts including bed sheet, blanket, shawl, carpet etc if you purchased the chingu blanket and even claim that after 21 month the money 70% will be returned by them taking the old chingu blanket from your home and giving you a thank you gift that you have chosen their product to use. the internet is flooded by this fake scheme so be sure not to caught in to their clutches as these are not J & K government sponsored product at all and they are making a fool of the visitors.

Eat

There are many good eateries in Jammu. At the higher end are "the Imperial Grill" famous for its service and excellent food along with the Bar 'Legends", Falak at KC Residency, 'The Earthen Oven' in Fortune, Chinese and Indian restaurants at Hotel Asia, and Hari Niwas Palace Hotel. For medium budget and fast food KC Plaza and Premier can be tried. For the lovers of non vegetarian cuisine Paras Ram di Hatti is a must visit place.Imperial Grill is in Bahu Plaza whereas Fortune is on the way to KC Residency and KC Plaza on Residency Road, Asia Hotel is near Gandhi Nagar and Paras Ram dhaba is near Panjtirthi in old city. Hotel Ashok and Hari Niwas Palace Hotel are at the far end of Jammu near Amar Mahal museum.

Annapurna, Opp Jammu Station (Next to Nescafe). Huge Utensils to store food and next to bus stand makes it ideal for travellers going in and out of Jammu. Food is tasty and 2 men do rhythmic chapati dough flattening in fingers and putting to 2 ovens that churn out abt 5000-6000 parathas and chapatis.

Drink

Sleep

Budget

There are lots of Dhams or Guest house inside temple complex or outside the railway station. They have dormitories for Rs 60 to AC Rs 100 per person and suites. The ones opp station are mamaged by Vaishno Devi Shrine Board - Vaishnavi, Saraswati and one more Dham under construction.
The ones at Shivam Temple Complex are abt 200-300 range. Lots of buses run away from Jammu Railway Station to Katra or General Bus Stand so the ones around Jammu Station would admit only families with woman and children. Group of Boys and Girls get good options in Katra by above budget.

Hotel Shivam Lodge, (come out of the railway station and take left, move 300-400 meters and it's on the other side of the road), ☎0191-2476909/2477909/2477030. checkin: 12PM; checkout: 12PM. Located at a walking distance from Jammu Tawi Railway station. Good room service. Rs.1200-1300(Ignore the price they give, ask for Rs. 1200/- and stick to it.